Plant receptacle holder



Aug. 12, 1924; 1,504,489

C. D. MACKIE PLANT RECEPTACLE HOLDER Filed Feb. 13 1924 lNVENTOR CHARLES D MAJ/6'5 ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 12, 1924.

UNITED STATES CHARLES D. MACIKIE, OF PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

PLANT RECEPT'ACLE HOLDER.

Application filed February m, 1924. Serial No. 692,607.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES D. MAGKIE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pittsfield, in the county of Berkshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, have in vented certain new and useful Improve ments in Plant Receptacle Holders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is in the nature of an improved plant receptacle holder more especially adapted for use for transmission by mail or express, and has for its object to provide a simple and compact device of economical construction.

The purpose of the invention is to provide a plant receptacle holder; readily erected about a potted plant and which forms a strong and light construction to protect the plant from being crushed in the shipping case during transmission.

Figure 1 is a plan view of the device. Figure 2 is an elevation view of Figure 1. Figure 3 is also an elevation View of my invention showing the peculiar construction of the U shaped keepers at the ends of the suspension members. Figure 41- is an assem bly view of my invention as applied to a shipping case showing the device clamped over the edges of the shipping case so as to hold the potted plant in a secure position within the case during transmission.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which like numerals indicate like parts 1 is a circular ring being composed of a resilient material, preferably steel spring wire, and capable of expanding and contracting, and said ring is formed into a hook 5 on each end and said hooks are capable of being readily interlocked together and taken apart.

My invention as shown on the accompanying drawings consists of two standards or uprights 2, used in connection with acircular ring, but I do not wish to limit myself to this particular construction as two or more standards or uprights may be used as the case requires. The standards or uprights 2 are also formed of some resilient material, preferably steel spring wire, and the said standards have their ends coiled on one end to provide eyes 4 which are free to rotate about the circular ring 1. The standards or uprights are also provided at their other ends with down bent U shaped keepers, said keepers bent and inclined towards the standards or uprights so as to form a wedge shaped opening to provide a clamping device so as to hold the plant re ceptacle holder firmly in connection with the shipping case. Each standard or upright is composed of one continuous piece of wire both free ends pivotally connected to the circular ring 1, thereby giving a strong and rigid construction to the device.

The device is applied to a potted plant and shipping case and operated as follows 2- The circular ring 1 is placed over the top of the plant pot 7 and the U shaped keepers 3 are forced over the edge of the shipping case 6, which case is shown in dotted lines, and the keepers being of wedge shape will firmly clamp the shipping case and the device together. The circular ring 1 may be of any desired size to fit over the top of the plant pot 7, or of a smaller size to fit over the covering of the plant in case the plant is shipped covered.

In case it is found necessary or convenient to ship the plant covered the circular ring 1 may be placed above the potted plant and over the covering. When the plant is placed in the shipping case 6 and the cover 9 is turned down whatever clear ance there may be between the cover 9 and the pot 7 may be readily filled with packing. If it is desired to ship the potted plant without covering a split disk 8 may be placed over the top of the plant pot and the disk will prevent the earth from becoming loose from the pot. It is to be understood that the disk 8 is not a part of this application, but is introduced and mentioned merely to show the method of shipping a plant that is not covered.

Having thus described my invention, I claim A plant receptacle holder comprising a circular ring of resilient material and the ends of said ring adapted for interlocking with each other, parallel uprights composed of a continuous piece of resilient material having coiled lower portions pivotally connected to said circular ring, the upper ends of the said parallel uprights formed into U shaped keepers and said keepers bent and inclined towards the parallel uprights so as to form a widge shaped opening between the keepers and the parallel uprights.

In testimony whereof I set my hand and signature.

CHARLES D. MACKIE. 

